Here’s what happens when you ride a bike without worrying about being run over

by Glenn KubishCitiesPosted on One Comment

What I’ve noticed about bicycle riding in the city is the city. This is especially true and vivid in parts of the city that have protected cycle tracks. I notice more of my city on my bike. The open architecture of the bicycle makes this possible. The safe infrastructure of a bike lane can make …

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Four ways New York’s bike renaissance can help fix your city

by Tom BabinCitiesPosted on One Comment

Streetfight: Handbook for an Urban Revolution, the new book by Janette Sadik-Khan, offers insight into how the former traffic commissioner of New York City overcame decades of planning inertia to put the city on a path to a more human-centred transportation network by improving walking, cycling and public transit. While some of her experiences are …

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